Advice for first CP Build

Bare Foot Kid said:

Hello BucSox79.

I just put my first system together [...]

Later Ted

Hello BFK. Just curious...

I've seen you guys say you're putting your first systems together...
Is this literal? Are they your actually first systems? On what have you been working on all these years? ???

limneos said:

Is this literal? Are they your actually first systems? On what have you been working on all these years? ???

pre-built machines Those of us who have seen the light have inspired others to follow suit :) And also create monsters, lol


I'm proud to say (and a little embarrassed ) that the machine in my specs is my first ever 'built from scratch' machine. I will never, ever, purchase a pre-built machine again

smarteyeball said:

So you got that 8GB going Ted?

Hello SE.

No, the 4GB that I had to RMA back to Corsair is scheduled to be delivered on 26 Feb. and I'm ready for it considering it came DOA to start with, I do have 4GB running though.

limneos said:

Hello BFK. Just curious...

I've seen you guys say you're putting your first systems together...
Is this literal? Are they your actually first systems? On what have you been working on all these years? ???

Hello limneos.

This (in my specs at the bottom) is the first machine that I've built all by my little self, though I've had A LOT of help from a lot of people here at the forums, without which I'd still be clueless.

My first was the HP machine that I just retired (giving it to my brother) though it still runs real good with the Athlon64 6000+, 8GB G.Skill PI Black @4-4-4-12, the two 500GB WD Caviar Black HDDs and Vista 64-bit Ultimate.

smarteyeball said:

pre-built machines Those of us who have seen the light have inspired others to follow suit :) And also create monsters, lol


I'm proud to say (and a little embarrassed ) that the machine in my specs is my first ever 'built from scratch' machine. I will never, ever, purchase a pre-built machine again

Yes, Smash has been a bad influence on me.....

I'll never purchase another pre-built machine; I'm already planning to build a second machine from the parts I'll have from the upgrades that I've started to this one.


Later Ted

BucSox79 said:

Well I received and assembled the computer. Im starting to think I should have gotten a bigger case. Not that I have this case loaded with stuff but it seems very tight. The large video card doesnt help but im sure that's normal nowadays. I only have one hard drive installed presently but wil be putting in more. So far, ,with the few things ive put in the case, its hard to access anything it seems.
Love the case, except it just seems too tight and things look messy. Maybe im just not doing a few things right.
Another thing, the video card has two power connectors. Each with two cables that branch off to two 3-pin connectors. Right now, ive only got one connector each connected to the power supply. Am I suppose to have all four connected? That would then take up 4 connectors from the p/s!

Yes you need to connect all 4 to the PSU unless your PSU has PCIE power connectors and if you can try using Zip Ties to tidy up all your wires in to bunches, this will help with air flow and it also looks allot better.

nice rig BucSox...... ...enjoy your build

its a great experience... & nothing can compare to the 260's sheer class when you unpack it...

great setup.





:)SK

Hello BucSox.


I'm pleased to see you're getting it sorted, please be sure to keep us informed!

















Later Ted

I would check into a HD that uses less platters.

The WD 640gb's use 2 platters, as opposed to other same size HD's that use 3 or more. Less power, cooler and a bit faster. Not mind blowing but a good tweak.

Hey BucBox, welcome to the Core i7 family haha
I did the same thing you did only I got the ASUS P6T and went ATI instead of Nvidia.
The heatsink is STRONGLY recommend is the Thermaltake V1AX its the best cooler I've had for it not to mention it has an adjustable fan speed.
I OC'd my processer to 180 (3.8GHz) before it became unstable but from what i hear you can push it to 1.9 (4.0GHz) on only an air cooling.

I would strongly suggest NOT OC'ing your processer until you have an aftermarket Heatsink. but yeah with that heatsink my core has never gotten above 40 degrees C
Just thought I'd throw that out there